The BEST episodes directed by Marlene Clark Poulter
#1 - Ep. #8555
Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 5
Austin takes Will to see his mother at the prison, and tells the reporters that it will be a tragedy if Sami dies. Inside, Eric and Sami spend time together, and she makes him swear not to give up on love and happiness. Austin brings Will in, and Sami wraps her arms around her son, knowing she doesn't have much time left with him. Mickey comes in, and tells her that her appeal was turned down. Shawn and Caroline show up after a nasty confrontation with the parents of a murdered young man, and Sami tells Will how lucky he is to have such a wonderful family. When Sami voices her astonishment that Lucas let Austin bring Will to see her, he reveals that Lucas and Nicole are off on their honeymoon. Eric is shocked, but his concern is for Sami. Kate is at the hospital with Roberto, telling him that the only way he can protect is family is to say that he shot Franco, but Roberto refuses. Kate lays the whole plan out for him, but he would rather die with honor. He still refuses, so Kate sends
#2 - Ep. #8556
Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 6
Marlena goes to Stefano's to beg him to help Sami. She asks him to put pressure on the governer to have him give Sami a stay of execution. Marlena passionately recalls how Stefano robbed Sami of both her parents when she needed her the most, and talks hnowing how much he loves his children, and how he knows what it's like to lose them, and begs him to call in a favour. Stefano agrees, but says he might need a favour in return. Marlena agrees to anything. At the Hospital, Roman pulls Kate out of Roberto's room asking what she thinks she's doing. He tells her he can't help them because Joe told him there was no hit out on Franco. Kate talks Roman into talking to Roberto anyway and goes in with him to intimidate Roberto. Roman leaves the room to get a stenographer to take his statement, and Kate takes the oportinuty to further pressure Roberto. She tells him she'll protect his family, keep them from being hunted by the Moroni's, in exchange for him confessing to Franco's murder.
#3 - Ep. #8557
Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 7
At the hospital, Roman's livid with Roberto. He reminds him he told Billie there was a contract out on Franco. Kate screams for him to say what really happened, and Roberto says Sami killed Franco. Roman furiously leaves the room and doesn't know what else he can do to save his daughter. In the hospital room, Roberto's family say their goodbyes to him. In the Limo, Nicole still doesn't understand what's going on with Lucas and tries to get him to talk to her. Lucas watches the TV as Tracey screams about Sami and her son being raised without his mother and it hits Lucas hard. From the death chamber, Harry Grunwell reports live on the procedure that will happen during Sami's execution, and Sami watches in horror from her cell. Sami prays with Orin for a miracle, and Marlena walks in saying she might have that miracle. She tell her she went to Stefano and Sami knows how hard that had to be for her. Marlena doesn't care, and the two talk about her childhood, and how she lost her for
#4 - Ep. #8558
Days of our Lives - Season 34 - Episode 8
At the DiMera mansion Gina pays Stefano a visit and the two talk about Marlena's plea for his help. At the prison, the news woman reports that the execution's underway and Tracey blows out her candle. In the viewing room, the audience react to the two injections going into Sami, as the 3rd injection is started Lucas barges in confessing to the murder. The governor's phone rings and the execution is haulted. Gina notices how shocked Stefano is and he tells her he never tried to save Sami. Meanwhile, a University Hospital helecopter lands at the prison carrying Roman, Mike and Kate. Carson Palmer arrives on the scene and demands to know whats happening. Austin punches Lucas and everyone demands to know whats going on. In the death chamber, Marlena, Mike, Eric and Roman rush in to get Sami, but she flatlines. In the viewing room, Kate explains that Roberto Barelli made a death bed confession to Franco Kelly's murder and thats why the execution was haulted, not because of Lucas. I